Dealing with chronic diseases can have an overwhelming effect on our patients’ day-to-day lives. Our staff is trained to provide in-home support for the daily discomfort associated with congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes, and certain neurological diseases.
Congestive heart failure (CHF)
- Comprehensive medication review
- Monitor your weight and vital signs
- Diet and nutritional education
- Post-surgical care
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- Cardiopulmonary rehabilitation
- Comprehensive medication review
- Oxygenation assessment
- Energy conservation education
- Diet and nutrition education
Diabetes
In addition to providing services during our home visits, our staff understands the need for educational resources for our diabetic patients, including the following:
- Injection administration
- Medication management
- Diet and nutrition education
- Prevention and detection of complications
Neurological diseases
Our licensed staff is experienced in treating individuals with many neurological conditions such as Parkinson’s disease, dementia, and others.
Common treatment plans include:
- Medication management
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
- Assess the home for fall risks
- Assess and treat behavioral, psychological, and physical symptoms
- Occupational therapy
- Caregiver training for loved ones
The Benefits of Chronic Disease Management Services
Growing research shows chronic disease management leads to greater health outcomes than traditional treatment strategies. Generally, disease management services are designed for people with a terminal disease or a condition that has been present or is expected to be present for more than six months.
The benefits of chronic disease management include:
- Provides ongoing support
- It promotes healthier living
- It improves the safety of the patient
- It improves one’s sense of wellbeing
- It identifies your individual health care needs
- Lowers long-term costs without losing quality or patient satisfaction
- More personalized, one-on-one treatment, ensuring more intimate attention than a hospital or doctor's visit
Chronic disease management allows your primary care physician to organize and coordinate your health care. This can help you gain access to services that are important for improving your health condition. With Elite Professionals Home Care, the doctors who come to your house will create a thorough, interdisciplinary medical plan that focuses on your total well-being. This disease management plan will be established after analyzing every aspect of your chronic disease.
Why Use Chronic Disease Management as a Home Health Service
Chronic disease management home services have been developed as a promising treatment option for improving the health of those suffering from chronic illnesses. People with chronic diseases tend to require more focused and individualized health care services, which are often poorly coordinated across providers. This sometimes opens the door to overuse or underuse medical treatment.
Home care chronic disease management is a patient-centered approach to care that aims to reduce avoidable health problems by increasing patient adherence to recommended therapy and health-promoting habits. These goals result in significant restorative gains as well as financial savings. Today, home service providers have developed successful models in care coordination, prescription management, and disease management. When you choose a home service provider, you are choosing a treatment that is high-quality, client-centered, and well-coordinated.
Since chronic diseases have a long-term effect on health, they can be debilitating and lower a patient's quality of life. However, by using in-home healthcare services, many of the stressors associated with disease management are greatly reduced or eliminated. With a home service, you can avoid visiting a hospital and have your treatment organized by skilled and experienced medical professionals.
Home care promotes faster recovery. According to growing research, people heal more rapidly and comfortably at home than in a hospital or nursing home, and there is a much lower likelihood of rehospitalization when recovery is done at home. In general, even when frailty is present, in-home care leads to greater psychological wellbeing. Chronic disease management also allows patients to control their treatment options, giving patients a sense of independence. When done correctly, home care provides the care patient with respect, independence, and greater comfort.
Elite Professionals Home Care is patient-centered. Our medical services are designed to help you feel secure, comfortable, and recover quickly, no matter what chronic disease you are struggling with. If you or someone you care about is dealing with one or more chronic diseases and may need chronic care management services, Elite Professionals Home Care can help.
To learn more about how to take the next step in your health journey, contact us today to begin your path to recovery.
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